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Never understood all the Tomcat love
alaninaustria replied to Pete Fleischmann's topic in Aviation Discussion & Research
I always liked the F-14 from a technical point of view. It was big, and basically a missile sled. My money was always on the F-16 and F-15 for dogfighters. I spoke once with an RAF Pilot who had a multi year exchange with the US NAVY, and he was privileged enough to fly the F-14 and get carrier qualified. He said NAVY flying was a lot different than being based at an airbase and he liked the bird. He later went on to the US NAVY Test Pilot school and later got to sample the modern fleet of US military aircraft and he said the -16, and -15 left the Tomcat behind. He missed getting F-18 qualified, and he told me that the F-18 was just that much more of a fighter then the venerable F-14. He returned later to the RAF and flew the Tornado. He said that was an underpowered dog… always interesting to hear upfront and personal stories from those who fly these birds of prey… I always wanted to get strapped into a fast jet - but, I’m content at the other end of the speed spectrum flying seaplanes and firefighting aircraft. Nothing beats punching a load off and saving a community engulfed in a wildfire. Cheers Alan -
Question about F4U tape over gun ports
alaninaustria replied to Woody V's topic in Aviation Discussion & Research
A good rule of thumb for scale accuracy is to use cigarette paper and white glue… the thickness is almost not noticeable! Cheers Alan -
Incredible what he has achieved! Cheers Alan
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Damn, I want one of these!! Great subject! Cheers Alan
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Very nice work! Cheers Alan
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Heavy Attack - US Army AH-64E Apache Guardian
alaninaustria replied to John1's topic in Works in Progress
Beautiful work mate! I really always liked the Apache! Awesome detailing! Cheers Alan -
The only thing that I think is missing is a number painted on the engine casing in oxide red primer - many sub-assemblies that were manufactured in war time Germany had such quick identification numbers painted on them. I have seen an actual Jumo 004 jet engine with an original hand painted number, I think it was in Slovakia. Beautiful work mate! Cheers Alan Ps. Is this a kit one can actually order from somewhere?
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Man, that engine looks outstanding! Very nice! Cheers Alan
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Italeri Macchi C.202 Folgore. FINISHED… well almost!
alaninaustria replied to quang's topic in Works in Progress
I love the lines of the Mc202 - good call on the closed cowlings! Beautiful work so far mate! Cant wait to see some paint on her! Cheers Alan -
Amazing! I would love to get a “kit” of this aircraft! Cheers Alan
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Border 1/35 Fw 190A-6 Nowotny Double Chevron
alaninaustria replied to Thunnus's topic in Works in Progress
Awesome fabrication. Have you considered making a small tower of sculp and placing the brass “master” on top and using a vac-former to replicate the part in styrene? That method has helped me in the past to create exactly what you are doing here - in styrene. Beautiful work as always John, a pleasure to see her come together! Cheers Alan -
Italeri Macchi C.202 Folgore. FINISHED… well almost!
alaninaustria replied to quang's topic in Works in Progress
Man, she is really coming together nicely! Thanks for the update! Cheers Alan -
(Foxy Killer) EDIT: Foxy Mama FINISHED
alaninaustria replied to blackbetty's topic in Works in Progress
Man, that is coming along really nicely! Cheers Alan -
Italeri Macchi C.202 Folgore. FINISHED… well almost!
alaninaustria replied to quang's topic in Works in Progress
I think MDC has a resin DB engine that comes with decals for stencils (engine serial etc). looking great! Cheers Alan -
Italeri Macchi C.202 Folgore. FINISHED… well almost!
alaninaustria replied to quang's topic in Works in Progress
Any update? I just got my kit delivered yesterday. But, I am way too busy to build it. Haven't eve had time to unwrap the parcel yet! Looking forward to watching your build progress! Great build so far mate! Cheers Alan -
Beautiful! Your work is exquisite John! Respect!! Cheers Alan
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MiG-23 down in Michigan!
alaninaustria replied to Lee White's topic in Aviation Discussion & Research
Am glad to hear they are both okay Pete… man, what an ordeal. Any news on what happened, was it an engine failure or hydraulic failure… just really curious what could have happened to have caused this jet to go down. Cheers Alan -
Traumatic events in my life (graphic content)
alaninaustria replied to Neo's topic in General Discussion
That is unreal… I know here in Austria that many privately owned aircraft have motion activated detectors with cameras installed on all main landing gear… they cameras capture everything… now I know why they do this… so sad… one of the most powerful forces in our world is jealousy and envy… the root of all evil. -
Look at the bright side… maybe all thos half empty reservoirs will get filled again?? Joking aside, hope it doesnt wreck to much havoc! Cheers Alan
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Thanks for the nice video! Enjoyed that! Cheers Alan
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Any news on the future of Infinity Models?
alaninaustria replied to Bill M.'s topic in General Discussion
Me too! Cheers Alan -
Traumatic events in my life (graphic content)
alaninaustria replied to Neo's topic in General Discussion
Man, really sorry to hear this happened to you. Can I ask, which country do you live in? What have the police done to investigate? The good news is that you and your family are alive and the house is intact. What a crazy world we live in… Cheers Alan -
Beautiful work mate! I just love your builds! Very nice! Cheers Alan Ps. Do you sell your builds or, do you display them at home? Would love to see how you display your builds.
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Italeri Macchi C.202 Folgore. FINISHED… well almost!
alaninaustria replied to quang's topic in Works in Progress
Some really nice work going on here, thanks for sharing! Such a beautiful aircraft! Cheers Alan